thirteen

英 [θ??'ti?n; 'θ??ti?n] 美['θ?'tin]

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復數:?thirteens;

thirteen 十三

來自 three,三，-teen,十，詞源同 ten.

thirteen (adj.): late 145c., metathesis of Middle English thrittene, from Old English treotene (Mercian), treotiene (West Saxon), from treo "three" (see three) + -tene (see -teen). Similar formation in Old Saxon thriutein, Old Frisian thretten, Dutch dertien, German dreizehn, Old Norse threttan, Swedish tretton. As a noun from late Old English.

Not an unlucky number in medieval England, but associated rather with the customary "extra item" (as in baker's dozen). Superstitions began with association with the Last Supper, and the unluckiness of 13 sitting down together to dine (attested from 1690s). Most of the modern superstitions (buildings with floor "12-A," etc.) have developed since 1890.

1. Cairo has only thirteen square centimetres of green space for each inhabitant.: 開羅居民的人均綠地面積僅13平方厘米。

2. A thirteen year old girl is being treated after breathing in smoke.: 一名13歲的小姑娘因吸入濃煙正在接受治療。

3. No fewer than thirteen foreign ministers attended the session.: 至少有13國外長出席了這屆會議。

4. His resignation after thirteen years is a political bombshell.: 他任職13年后提出辭職，這在政治上轟動一時。

5. Thirteen per cent of Christie's coin and banknote auction went unsold.: 佳士得13%的硬幣和紙幣拍賣流拍。